Measurement of urine leukocytes by a second generation flow cytometer; application in the diagnosis of acute urinary tract infections in adult patients

Rivista di Medicina di Laboratorio

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 19-27

  Manoni, F ^a   Valverde, S ^a   Antico, F ^a   Giacomini, A ^a   Salvadego, M ^a   Gessoni, G ^a  

^a Ospedale Civile Dolo   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PYURIA; SCREENING TEST; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0035412377     PISSN: 15923479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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